The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-06-24

MS breast, think, in plain sight but
cannot say on what article of clothing:
anyone with eye-sight could see the
badges; the officers had plain clothes
on that night, without brass buttons;
think they bad on flannel shirts; | could
not tell from whom the message came,
but know it was from the Hotel; it was
given in English; there was no private
signal or prearranged words used; as |
understood it there was a disturbance
at the Hotel and police were wanted; it
was a strange voice to me as coming
through the telephone; sometimes /
can recognize voice through the tele.
phone, but other times make mistakes;
| do not know who teIephoned about
disturbance at Portuguese town; officers
returned later with the alleged distur-
bers; ! asked for the telephone number
and it was given me, but | have for
gotten it; the Portuguese were brought
in some time after o'clock, after these
gentlemen had come and gone; there
was no other telephone message from
the Hotel than the one have men
toned; there were no others but the
defendants detained that night, nor any
bail taken; | thought if there was to be
any charge against them they could be
arrested by warrant; | did tell others
that there were charges against them;
told Creighton he was charged with as
sault and battery on police officers,
think it was Das made the charge
against him; that was all that he charged
him with, except that in telling his story
he said Creighton had tried to rescue
his prisoner and assaulted him; at that
time defendants were not there; Whit
ney may have been, but do not re-
member seeing him; | know that if he
was there ! had no talk with him;
did not see Widemann; the officer in
telling his story mentioned the names
Of Widemann, Whitney and Dowsett
The Marshal presented the commits
sion Of Dias as policeman.
Simon Dias, sworn; ! am one OF the
regular police Of this city; my hours or
duty are from in the evening till 9 Il
the morning; have been on the force be
tween three and four months; belonI
to what is called the Mounted Police
/ had a badge but haven't got it now
my number was q; | reported for dutl
last Saturday night, the 18th; lIttl'
after 7 / started out, under orders t
80 all round town and suburbs; | die
so and came back a little after I7:3C
O'Clock; that is the practice, to max,
the rounds, then come back and report
when got back that night, saw the
Deputy Marshal at Station; came bacl
with John Robinson, when Deputy
Marshal told us to 60 up to Maunakie
kie, as there was a disturbance there
started of by King street, then turnec
into Richards street, thence tC
corner Of Hotel street; at Amoy''
house these three defendants came out
of gateway, shouting and making q
great deal Of noise; | said to them
"Don't make a noise;" Dowsett said
had no business; replied that it was
our duty; Dowsett said g. YOU
duty | was standing in the middle o
the street, when Dowsett, after making
that remark, caught the bride of my
horse; then Dowsett SAID, "Here's thS
mounted policeman that arrested the
Attorney General" | told him to lei
go my horse; he said "No," and then
"Pull him in the yard and lick him;
while Dowsett was holding my horse
he saw Robinson, and told the Other
boys that was the officer that arrested
the Attorney General, and to take him
into the yard and lick him; the gate
they came out was open and Dowsett
began pulling my horse that way;
jumped off my horse and gong up &c
Dowsett told him to let go my horse
then he struck me on the mouth with
his fist; when he struck me j arrested
him for assaulting me; when | took
hold of Dowsett, Widemann struck me
leaving this mark on the side Of my
head; Widemann did not say anything
to me before striking me; almost i'm
mediately after he struck me hearc
policeman's whistle blown, | think by
John Robinson; / held on to Dowset
and when trying to haul him towarc
the Station, Whitney took hold of my
left arm and tried to make me let hi
friend go; l warned HIM several times
to desist, but he would not; Creighton
came up and said, "Pull his badge OF
and throw it away" and then he die
what he said; am positive that 1t wa
Creighton who pulled my badge of
Whitney, Widemann, Creighton anC
several other young men were trying t
make me let Dowsett go, but | held oil
to him, feeling sure that assistance
would soon come; they dragged mt
into the yard; then l and Dowsett fel
down and they kicked me; some
them said, "Kill him." and l was hur
on the shoulder and received cuts
some of them tried to shut the gat
and keep me in; when ! got out Mile
said, "You cannot get hold of tina